Maniphest T412956

Create commit to stop sending qual/ref only changes to be used only for emergencies
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	SuzanneWood-WMDE
	Dec 17 2025, 3:00 PM

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Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Author	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	For emergencies - stop sending qual and ref changes to recent changes	Suzanne Wood	mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase	master	+72 -2

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Resolved		None	T400696 FY25-26 WE1.4.1 RecentChanges database performance improvements
		Open		None	T400698 Reduce noisy wikidata injected rows to recentchanges
		Open		None	T401284 [Epic] Reduce Change Propagation Noise from Wikidata to Client Wikis
		Resolved		SuzanneWood-WMDE	T412956 Create commit to stop sending qual/ref only changes to be used only for emergencies
		Resolved		SuzanneWood-WMDE	T415873 [ENG] Convert emergency stop sending qual/ref only changes into feature flag (💌)

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SuzanneWood-WMDE created this task.Dec 17 2025, 3:00 PM

Change #1219165 had a related patch set uploaded (by Suzanne Wood; author: Suzanne Wood):

[mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase@master] For emergencies - stop sending qual and ref changes to recent changes

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1219165

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 17 2025, 3:15 PM

@Ladsgroup just FYI we made this commit to be used in emergencies in case the recent changes database gets overloaded and a quick fix is needed.

Thanks! It would be nice to have it as a config so we can turn it on in case of emergencies.

SuzanneWood-WMDE created subtask T415873: [ENG] Convert emergency stop sending qual/ref only changes into feature flag (💌).Jan 29 2026, 8:11 AM

SuzanneWood-WMDE moved this task from Backlog to Goals Board on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects board.Feb 24 2026, 8:51 AM

SuzanneWood-WMDE edited projects, added: Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board); removed: Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects.

SuzanneWood-WMDE moved this task from In Preparation to In Review / Comms + AC Testing on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board) board.Feb 27 2026, 3:22 PM

This is considered closed. Related follow-on task here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415873

Lucyfediachambers moved this task from In Review / Comms + AC Testing to Done ( wit. set to "resolved" after prod / comm / ac testing) on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board) board.May 15 2026, 8:29 AM

seanleong-WMDE closed subtask T415873: [ENG] Convert emergency stop sending qual/ref only changes into feature flag (💌) as Resolved.Jun 9 2026, 8:05 AM

seanleong-WMDE reopened subtask T415873: [ENG] Convert emergency stop sending qual/ref only changes into feature flag (💌) as Open.

seanleong-WMDE moved this task from Goals Board to Prioritized Backlog on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects board.Wed, Sep 23, 11:27 AM

seanleong-WMDE edited projects, added: Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects; removed: Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board).

Ifeatu_Nnaobi_WMDE closed this task as Resolved.Mon, Sep 28, 7:56 AM

Ifeatu_Nnaobi_WMDE closed subtask T415873: [ENG] Convert emergency stop sending qual/ref only changes into feature flag (💌) as Resolved.Mon, Sep 28, 8:02 AM